Watchdog says transparency crackdown will make Ontario more secret and less secure
Ontario’s transparency watchdog is pouring cold water on some of the Ford government’s central justifications for clamping down…
Critics say Ford is ‘flooding the zone’ to distract from transparency controversy
Critics in Ontario say a flurry of government announcements on justice, alcohol and roads is designed to distract…
Doug Ford acknowledges transparency clamp-down is to protect his personal phone
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has acknowledged his government is clamping down on access to information laws to shield…
Transparency watchdog blasts ‘shocking’ Ontario plan to hide premier cellphone records
Ontario’s transparency watchdog says the Ford government’s planned overhaul of freedom of information laws is a “shocking” proposal…
Arrogant government has no interest in integrity
Which is worse, that Labor kept secret a report critical of its own — and its predecessors’ —…
Social media influencers used to promote Melbourne Metro Tunnel opening
Online influencers and train lovers are being used to promote the $15-billion Metro Tunnel ahead of its opening…
How Australia’s national security chief used AI to write speeches
Australia’s top national security bureaucrat used an AI chatbot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to his colleagues, internal…
Environment law overhaul apiece with Labor’s executive dominance
While the debate over Labor’s proposed overhaul of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act is rightly focused…
Freedom of information: No-one supports Labor’s bill
Labor is facing opposition from pretty much everyone on its freedom of information (FOI) bill. Crikey understands the…
NT government exempts US military fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour from certification
The Northern Territory government has exempted 11 massive US military fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour from…
Labor plans Freedom of Information changes to make it harder to access government data
Details of the government’s actions and the advice of public servants could be more easily hidden under a…